The rapper during an interview with a local vlog was asked to translate Swahili words to English and it was bonkers.
“Baba mimi ni mtoto wako wa ngapi? Muulize kwa Kizungu,” Stivo Simple Boy was told to translate.
“Father me how many I am in your children,” Stivo translated.
The video of Stivo’s translation went viral on social media as people poked fun at his command of the English language.
Stivo Simple Boy was born and raised in abject poverty and just had basic education.
The rapper, whose real name is Stephen Otieno Adera, opened up about his background while speaking during an interview with Diana Marua.
Stivo revealed that he was a slow learner and struggled in school. He studied in Homa Bay county from nursery to class seven and sat for Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) examination in Kibera, Nairobi.
“Nlikua ule mtoto special. Kuna wale watu ambaye hawashiki vitu haraka, nlikua mmoja wao. Nlisoma nursery mbaka class 7 nkarudi Nairobi nkafanya darasa la nane,” he said.
Stivo Simple Boy didn’t join high school to pursue secondary education after he sat for KCPE. He started doing menial jobs to survive in Kibera slums.
He worked as a construction worker, a security guard and as a waiter in a hotel where he was paid Ksh100 a day.
The rapper struggled to make ends meet doing menial jobs. He started rapping and dropped his breakout song ‘Vijana Tuache Mihadarati’ in December 2017 which earned her nationwide fame.
Even though he became famous, Stivo remained poor and lived in Kibera as his former management allegedly exploited him.
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